Incident Command/Situational Awareness

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4 integrated-circuit security threats and how to protect against them

Today’s computing systems are up against an extraordinary volume of threats, and many of them target where these systems originate — in the supply chain and around critical integrated circuits (ICs). In fact, according to the ITRC, supply chain attacks impacted 694 entities in 2020, which ultimately affected more than 42 million individuals. Therefore, you can’t […]

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Does China’s crackdown mean curtains for cryptojacking via IoT?

In a move that could affect the frequency with which IoT devices are cryptojacked, China has battened down on financial services linked to cryptocurrency trading. The news has dampened the price gains from bitcoin’s bull run earlier this year, when it surged to a record high of $63,000 by April 13. As of mid-June 2021, […]

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Kaseya releases security patch as companies continue to recover

Kaseya, provider of remote management and monitoring software, released a patch on July 11 to fix a vulnerability in its server that the Russia-linked REvil group exploited nine days earlier to launch a ransomware attack against managed service providers and their clients. While 95% of its cloud-based customers have been returned to service, the attack […]

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Newscan: SolarWinds says unknown hackers exploited newly discovered software flaw

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations SolarWinds says unknown hackers exploited newly discovered software flaw DoJ to help rural and tribal law-enforcement agencies buy body-worn cameras Official suggests consequences coming to Russia for ransomware WISPA, Charter urge against higher-power CBRS rules States and cities scramble to spend $350 billion windfall Dish declares ‘win-win-win’ for […]

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NENA releases i3 standard update, seeks potentially critical ANSI approval

National Emergency Number Association (NENA) board members yesterday released the latest version of the i3 standard for next-generation 911 (NG911) infrastructure, which will be submitted to the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) for approval that could resolve one point of contention in NG911 funding proposals. “This is a landmark moment in the evolution of NG911,” […]

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What Colonial Pipeline means for commercial-building cybersecurity

Colonial Pipeline, the largest fuel pipeline in the US, recently paid ransomware hackers $4.4 million to regain control of its own pipeline, which has underscored the urgency of companies prioritizing how best to protect their assets. With the threat of cyberattacks looming large, more attention must be paid to the integrity of building management systems (BMS). From […]

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T-Mobile’s 5G to connect drivers with remote-controlled cars in Vegas

T-Mobile said its speedy 5G network will underpin a new commercial service launching later this year that will feature motorists remotely piloting driverless cars around Las Vegas. The offering may help to shed light on two critical elements still mostly missing in the global telecom industry’s ongoing shift to 5G: How the technology might support […]

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Webinar addresses post-COVID messaging fatigue and how governments can best reach citizens

After a year of constant and breaking COVID-19 updates from news outlets, health organizations and local governments, constituents everywhere are facing a modern-day problem: message fatigue. “There was a substantial increase (in messaging), not only in the country but across the world due to COVID, and that’s understood,” said Brian Toolan, government strategy director at […]

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IWCE: Nicole Perlroth discusses cyberthreat landscape, impact on critical infrastructure

Nicole Perlroth, cybersecurity writer for The New York Times and author of This is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapon Arms Race, talks about the recent rash of ransomware and other cyberattacks, how they are executed, and the threats they pose throughout society—particularly to emergency-response and critical-infrastructure entities. Perlroth will be a […]

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Attacks on Kaseya servers led to ransomware in less than 2 hours

Sometime after 14:30 UTC on Friday, July 2, network traffic combining three vulnerabilities started compromising scores of Internet-connected Kaseya Virtual System Administrator (VSA) servers hosted by managed service providers. The attackers’ code synchronized to a specific time and then hibernated. At 4:30 p.m. UTC, all within the same second, the compromised servers woke up and […]

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4 integrated-circuit security threats and how to protect against them

News

Does China’s crackdown mean curtains for cryptojacking via IoT?

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Kaseya releases security patch as companies continue to recover

News

Newscan: SolarWinds says unknown hackers exploited newly discovered software flaw

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NENA releases i3 standard update, seeks potentially critical ANSI approval

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What Colonial Pipeline means for commercial-building cybersecurity

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T-Mobile’s 5G to connect drivers with remote-controlled cars in Vegas

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Webinar addresses post-COVID messaging fatigue and how governments can best reach citizens

Video

IWCE: Nicole Perlroth discusses cyberthreat landscape, impact on critical infrastructure

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Attacks on Kaseya servers led to ransomware in less than 2 hours

Commentary

Unfinished Business: Why NFPA and IBC fire codes need to kill the fire phone

Unlocking the power of ESInets: Different NG911 provisioning approaches exist; level of control is key differentiator

Ransomware? Let’s call it what it really is: extortionware

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IWCE 2019 Wrap Up

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Intel warns of chip shortages but trumpets open RAN dlvr.it/S4Lyvv

Optimizing the citizen experience with interactive portals and one-door entry policies dlvr.it/S4LtcZ

AT&T, Motorola collaborate on second MCPTT offering for FirstNet dlvr.it/S4JLjD

FirstNet tops 2.5 million connections and 17,000 agencies, AT&T exec says dlvr.it/S4Fry2

When it comes to autonomous vehicles, it’s time for municipalities to get into the driver’s seat dlvr.it/S4FP3P

How Vegas built an LTE network in 45 days, and what it might do next dlvr.it/S4FP06

SBC: John Foley outlines goals of new in-building certification program with NICET dlvr.it/S4B1CY

TSA issues second directive for pipeline operators amid China concerns dlvr.it/S48m1y